In the city, Chang Yu was leisurely walking through the streets and alleys to experience the local customs. Outside the city, Huang Degong, who was on the banks of the Hutuo River, led a few soldiers on horseback to go hunting. They ran southwest for nearly ten miles with no results. He was hungry and looked up to see the sky at noon.
We were about to ride back to the city, but within three miles we met a spy who urgently reported that there was a sudden movement of the bandits on the other side.
Almost at the same time, Tu Yuan hurriedly arrived at a teahouse in the city: "The bandit army seems to be moving." Chang Yu frowned and hurried up to the city after hearing this.
Why does it sound like there's something strange? It's because the refugees below the city are no different, and the bandit army outside is no different. They are all basking in the sun and doing nothing, but something is not right more than ten miles east of the city.
More than ten miles northeast of the city is the camp of the intruders. The refugees they abducted covered the sky and the sun, and even stretched to the Hutuo River in the south. Of course, Chang Yu guessed that this was done deliberately by the intruders, just to use them in case of disputes.
The refugees rushed to the defense line and quickly crossed the river.
As for the unusual movement reported by Tu Yuan, it was vaguely visible that the troops, who could not tell whether they were refugees or rebels, seemed to be moving south. Because they were so far away, they looked like caterpillars squirming. Although it was not obvious, they were indeed moving.
Move south.
What are the thieves doing? Have the thieves decided not to surrender and will directly attack across the river? Chang Yu felt uneasy, and the generals also frowned and shouted to rush out of the city immediately.
But if the intruders wanted to cross the river by force, there would be no signs inside the city. Chang Yu frowned and glanced at the refugees and bandits outside the city. They were all idle and relaxed.
"Could it be that they are secretly plotting against Chencang again..." Li Muchian muttered: "In order not to alert the officers and soldiers in the city, the intruder camp deliberately did not inform the friendly forces outside the city..."
Chang Yu raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and immediately ordered the commanders of the four battalions under his command to each lead 3,000 people from Ma Shiyao's tribe to wait for orders at the city gate. If the rebel army really wanted to attack and cross the river, they would immediately kill them. As for the refugees outside the city, they were not afraid.
A little tricky.
The city was too far away to see clearly, but Huang Degong, who was on the front line, was frightened. He hurried over and took a look on the embankment. His face instantly became solemn and he shouted orders to prepare for war!
The leader of the thieves, Wang Genzi, drove the refugees to swarm the officers and soldiers' defense line. Luo Hu led his troops to cover up and kill them, while Liu Fangliang and Zhang Nai attacked the east wing from the side...
The paralyzed man actually took action. Either the little governor and the intruders had broken down, or the intruders had no intention of surrender at all. Huang Degong felt like he had a clear conscience. When he saw the rebels attacking, he immediately ordered artillery bombardment. No matter what the rebels were, Huang Degong
Refugees, whoever is hit will be unlucky.
The refugees were already in a panic. Last night, they were secretly persuaded by the officers and soldiers and had already planned to leave. However, they were forced by the thieves. At this time, they were forced to drive down the river. When they heard the sound of cannons, they knew that the two armies were fighting. They immediately dispersed along the river.
The river ran in both directions, but there were too many people crowded into the river in a chaotic mess. They were trampled to death and injured, so some of the refugees had no choice but to rush towards the other bank.
Huang Degong stood up by the river with his whip in hand. He looked at the black crowd of refugees with a solemn expression. The traitors had seen this move all over the place. In the past, he would have been helpless. In the early stage, he might have ordered to kill with a knife, but in front of him, he was shrewd in learning.
The order was given to let them cross the water and disperse along both sides of the river, and they would not be killed as long as they did not land ashore.
If the refugees encounter an amnesty, they will cross the water to escape one after another. Those who are slower will be trampled to death by those behind them. In the blink of an eye, the river, which is hundreds of meters wide and hundreds of meters wide, is filled with black and dense refugees. They look frightened and flee towards the two wings. Some of them flee for their lives.
Those who didn't have the foresight to land ashore were immediately hacked to death, and the rest were too scared to do it again.
Wang Genzi on the other side was furious when he saw that the refugees did not even land ashore and their plot failed. At this time, Luo Hu led his troops and smiled coldly, "You don't want to eat the meat if you haven't killed the pigs?" He then ordered all the troops to cross the river by force.
Although the refugees did not directly attack the defense line, the huge momentum still caused a lot of psychological pressure on the officers and soldiers. In addition, the rebel army was several times more powerful than our own, and they deliberately dispersed the officers and soldiers to lengthen the battle line. This undoubtedly caused strong pressure on Huang Degong's troops.
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However, what's even more terrible is that there are only seven shallow water areas within the defense line, and there are too many refugees and they are crowded. The bandits following behind them start to kill and show their power to drive away the refugees in order to quickly cross the river and attack the direction of the officers and soldiers.
The refugees were frightened and ran for their lives in a hurry. They no longer ignored the warnings of the officers and soldiers and began to attack the defense line and rush towards the shore. Thousands of refugees attacked. Huang Degong looked defeated and urgently ordered all the ministries: block first and then disperse. Killing people will not establish power.
Then they opened several passages to allow the refugees to disembark ashore.
Seeing that the officers and soldiers on the other side were rushed by the refugees and the defense line was in disarray, Luo Hu and other bandit leaders sneered and ordered a quick attack to cross the river in one fell swoop.
The defense line was in a mess by the refugees, and seeing that the bandit army was powerful, Huang Degong knew that he could not stop them. Fortunately, he had made mental preparations before and told his generals that if they could not be stopped, there was no need to block them. When he saw that the situation was not good, he ran away.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the soldiers rushed to report that a bandit army of about 5,000 men and horses was found a few miles away in the southeast. Huang Degong was shocked. Where did the bandit army come from?
Chang Yu, who had been circling the city to gauge the situation, suddenly heard the roar of artillery fire in the southeast. He immediately changed his color and cursed: "The stubborn Li Zicheng has not changed his evil intentions. He wants to go all the way to the dark side. He can't even talk about it even if he scolds him."
If we talk, we will flee." Then he ordered all the troops to go out of the city to kill the enemy.
Tu Yuan and others who had been waiting at the city gates immediately led their troops out of the city. The Black Tiger Camp and the Black Wolf Camp came out from the north gate and the Black Wolf Camp each led 5,000 troops out of the city to fight fiercely. Gu Kecheng, the palace at the east gate.
Ziying, the Black Panther Battalion from the south gate rushed out of the city to scare away the refugees, dispersed the rebels, and immediately went straight to the southeast.
Gu Kecheng knew about Luo Hu's plan. In order not to attract the attention of the young eunuchs in the city, he did not tell his subordinates that only a few confidants knew about it. Therefore, the thieves outside the city seemed to have easily deceived Chang Yu. However, the officers and soldiers suddenly came out of the city, but they were surprised.
These thieves were caught off guard, and before they even had time to force the refugees to block the arrows, the officers and soldiers came to kill them right in front of them.
But Gu Kecheng had already made up his mind. When he heard the cannon fire, he knew that Luo Hu was also taking action. Naturally, he could not fight alone here, so after parrying, he hurriedly retreated towards the east.
It's so damn unqualified. If you can't talk about it, at least tell others. It's so uneducated to leave without saying a word. The little eunuch was so angry that after watching the city for a while, he put on his helmet and went to the wedding.
After the soldiers left the city, he wanted to kill the thieves to vent his anger.
Unexpectedly, less than three miles out of the city, Fan Jiaqian and dozens of cavalry came hurriedly: "Supervisor, General Huang's army was defeated and retreated to the west. Many of the rebels have crossed the river, and we can't attack them."
Chang Yu frowned in shock, how could Huang Degong be defeated so quickly and be overwhelmed by the refugees?
Huang Degong relented for a moment and let the refugees go ashore. The defense line was completely washed away. The bandit army took advantage of the situation to cover up and attack. Suddenly, a bandit army attacked from the rear. They attacked from both sides. The officers and soldiers were even more defeated.
, embarrassed.
From launching the attack to crossing the river, the bandits only took a stick of incense, and they used their soldiers to the extreme. By the time the reinforcements in the city had driven back the surrounding bandits and rushed to the river, most of the bandits had already crossed the river and set up a defense line.
The fourth battalion of Dongchang could only lead its troops to fight with the retreating troops. If they wanted to cross the river, it would be like ascending to heaven.
Chang Yu was furious at Ma's cunning, and ordered the troops of Gongziying to lead his troops to hunt down Gu Kecheng's tribe on the banks of the Hutuo River. The rest of the troops withdrew from the battle circle and headed west to find another place to cross the river. The main force of the rebel army could not be like this.
He ran away easily, not knowing where Li Yan's rear men who were chasing the rebel army were. Since he couldn't stop the main force of the rebel army, it would be a good idea to attack him from the front and back and eat the men who were wiping his butt, so he ordered the spies to hurry up.
to investigate, and then hurried west to find Huang Degong.
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